Feed mechanism for stencil-cutting machines



N. c. HEATON FEED uscmmsm' FOR STENCIL cu'rwm MACHINES July 10,1928.

Filed Dec. 25, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 10, 1928.

' N. c. HEATON FEED mncmmxsm FOR STENCIL CUTTING mcnmss 3 Sheet s-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 25, 1924 July 10, 1928. 1,676,551

N. c. HEATON FEED IECHANISN FOR STENCIL CUTTING IACHINES Filed Dec. 25, 1924 25 Sheets-Sheet 3 MN DOE Z5 EJSTRTE 5T ONCHGO, ILL.

Patented M510, 1928'.

" UNITED STAT rA'raui-c orrlca.

- NATHAN c. HEATON, or wnsrmon'r. rumors, Assmnoa r mon'reommiv WARD &

' I COMPANY, or cnrcAso, rumors, A ORPORATION or rumors.

- typewritingma'c hinein suchmanner as to utilizethe usual movements of the-operator,

FEED Mncn msM roa STENCIL-CUTTING mcnmns.

Application filed December as, 192a Serial a... 757,878.

The invention relates to stencil cutting attachments for typewriting machines, such as covered by my pending application for patent filed October .20, 1923, Serial No. 669,650,' the improvements herein shown and described being directed to novel mechanism for feeding the cardsv or other. form' ofrecords to the typewr'iting machine and dc livering the same from the latter after the printing and stenciling operations have beenofthe attachment in question is relatively slow, and the output of the machine with which. theattachment is employed is re stricted' in Volume. v

' The invention herein machine is effected automatically and in regular sequience, and by which the sten'cilled cards, or other forms, are automatically discharged af te the printing and stencilling of the same have been completed..'

The invention .further' aims toprovide' feed mechanism of the character-mentioned having provision-for automatically moisteningthe stencil sheets in advance of the cutting. operation thereon, so that when presentedjto the action of the typeflfor the stencilling operation the sheetsgwill have become properly conditioned therefor. v

A further object of the invention 'isfto provide feed mechanism such as described expended in the positioning of thewriting head withrespect tothe platen for writing purposes, foractuating the feed mechanism.

' actuating "the feed mechanism thlr I avoided. This conduces to conserva 1on'ot' The introductionQ-therefore, of the-record;

cards and theirremoval' from the machine after having been; typediand stencilled, are

incident to the usual operation and .pos1- =tioning of the writmgihead for. writing -purposes,and excess efiort bythe operatoefer s present disclosure. is not to be I l tion and illustrated in'it's application-to disclosed has 'for its main and primary object. the provision offeed mechanism by which the introduc- I ation of the recordcards to thetypewriting] --de signates the typewriting machine. Thisis. one of the. general type now commonly employed for the energy ofthe operator with a resultant increased output of the typewriting machine.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the nature of the improvements is better understood, the invention consisting 'substantially in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of. parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated I in? the a'ccom panying drawings, and pointed out in the flpgsilded claims. 4

ile the form of the invention herein shown anddescribed presents a practical applicationof the inventive conce t, and

embodiment thereof, it will be understood 7 that the 'sameis merely illustrative of one is not to be limited thereto, so t at the taken in a restrictive sense. t In the drawings I p a. I

Fig. 1" is'a top plan view of a feed mechanism embodying. the hereindescribed, inven a flat platen 'typewriting machine;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view on 8 A the line 2+2, Fig. 1';

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3+3; Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is.a detail line 55, Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a similar view of the moistening pad and an associated record card. illussectional view on the ments during the moistening operation;

Fig.8 is a detail-sectional view,' on 'an enlarged scale, of the card-stopping mechanism for positioning the cards on the platen of the machine; v Fig. 9 is'a similar view on the line 9-'9, Fig.'8;and. Fig; .10 is. a face-elevation of a record card .in'theprinting and stencilling' of, which the present. invention has special application. Having reference now in detail to'the accompanyingdrawings, the numeral 10 ead of a flat platen book or. flat-platen work, "and the present Fig.1 is a similar view on theline'44,' Fifl'al; i

invention is not concerned with themachine "itself' as such. Thehead 10 has the usual mounting for transverse movement on" a car-- riage 11, and this carriage is slidably mountedfor reciprocatory movement on a pair of guide rails 12, which rails constitute a part of the general framework .of the machlne. There is included in this generalframework a platen 13, which constitutes a part of the subject-matter of the invention covered by my former application Serial No. 669,650, filed October 20, 1923, now Patent 1,660,008 issued Feb. 21, 1928, and reference is made to that particular application for a more complete disclosure of the construction and utility of this platen.

The numeral 14 designates the shift bar of the line spacing mechanism having an operating handle 15; 16 designates a stop "block with its contact head 17, and 18 a stop dog in its mounting block 19 forceoperationwith the stop block 16. As speci fied in the former application referred to, the utility of thestop' block 16 is for limiting and positioning the carriage '11 of the writing head 10 soas to properly relate the same to the record card operated upon when the card is positioned over the platen 13. Such a card is illustrated in Fig. 10, the numeral 20 designating the body of the card, 21 the space in which the name of.

the customer is usually printed at the head of the card, and 22 the usual fibrous material which is employed as the stencil sheet. In this sheet the name and address of the customer is stencilled or cut so that the stencil sheet may be employed in addressing communications to the customer, and in other uses where the name and address of the customer are to be imprinted.

The parts above described indicate the 7 general relation of the cutting attachment of the former application to a platen typewriting machine, and the present invention contemplates an association therewith of novel and efiicient means for feeding the cards to the platen 13, without the applica-. tlOIl'Of direct manual efiortthereon-in such v feeding operation, the cards being automaticallyfed during the operation of the writing head in the usual movements thereof by the operator, ahddischarged from the machine after the printing operation and also the cutt ng of the stencil sheet of the individual cards. To the attainment of this end the guide" members 23 of the platen 1'3'are elongated, and extend substantially throughout the length of the frame of the typewriting machine. They are suitably supported by the framework of the machine, .and thus b ar a fixed relation thereto andto" the operation of the carriage of the machine as the latter is moved in relation to-the framework.

At the rear end portions of the guide members 23-is located a ma azine for the record cards. disposed angle members 24, two of said mem-,

This is tonne of four vertically bers being -mounted at their base portions with the plate rocked upon'its pivotal point 32 the plate upon the guide members 23 b a supporting angle member 25. These ang e members an separated sufliciently to accommodate the cards 20, the corners'of which are gulded by the vertically disposed angle members 24,

and the latter, in their .combinedrelation, constitute an open chute wherein. the cards are disposed in superimposed relation and discharged at the bottom of the chute in regular succession.

The guide members 23 are grooved at their inner faces as at 26, as in the construction covered by the previously identified application, the grooves -26 constituting guide channels along which the cards are adapted to move from the rear ends to the forward ends of the members 23. These lower plane than the grooves 26. This permits the thickness of at least one card to intervene between the surface of the plate 27 and the lower ends of the magazine members 24, thus enabling the lowermost card readily to clear the'lower end of the magazine and to be projected forwardly therefrom into the guide channels 26. Such movement of. the lowermost card is induced by the forward movement of the feed plate 27, an engaging dog 29 being pivotally mounted at the underside of the plate 27 and projecting upwardly through a slot therein for enga ement with the lowermost card of the stac A spring 30 urges the dog 29 normally upwardly and into engaging relation with the lowermost card. Obviously, the yielding mounting of the dog 29 will permit the same readily to be depressed as the plate 27 is retracted, thus vpermitting the dog to ride over the next lowermost card of the stack for engagement with the rear edge thereof after the plate 27 has been moved back to its rearmost position.

The movement of the plate 27 is effected by a lever 31p1votally connected, as at 32, -to the framework of the machine, and said lever 31 has a pin and slot connection, 33' 2 Thus, as the lever 31 is 27 will be moved backwardly and forwardly. A link 34 is connected to the lever 31, which link, in turn, is connected to an; operating slide 35 which is supported in the framework of the'machine and adapted for reciprocatory movement lengthwise of that framework. When the slide 35 is pushed rearwardly, in a manner to be later explained, the forward movement of the feed plate 27 is efiected for discharging the lowermost card from the magazine, and upon appropriateconditions arising, as will appear the slide 35. This do the feed plate 27.

later, a spring 36 exerts its pull to retract This spring is connected' to the lever 31 at its end .to which the link 34 is connected, and is also anchored on the framework of the machine, the points ofconnection of the spring with the lever and. the framework being designated by the .numerals 37 and 38. In the action of the spring 36, when retracting the plate 27, the operating slide also is moved towards the forward end of the machine and restored to its normal position, or that which it occupies for effecting discharge of the lowermost card of the stack in the magazine.

Y --The operating slide 35 is actuated on its rearward orfeeding movement by the carriage 11 as the latter is moved rearwardly on the rails 12 to position the writing head in relation to the card 20 on the platen 13 .for writing the name of the customer in the space 21 thereof. This is the position of the carriagell and the writing head 10 which through a slot 43-.in t e slide-35, and 1s urged normally upwardly by a spring 44.

The escapement dog 39 has a coil spring 45 connected thereto, which s ring is anchored to the carriage 11,;and t is spring-exertsits pull to draw the escacplement dog 39 into alignment with the la ing dog 41 when the writing head 10 is-at-that end of the carriage l l which marks the end, or substantially the end, of a- -'of writing.

vWhen the head 10 is at the-op f ite end'of the .carriage'll, or t-hat 'wh'ic marks the beginning of a line of writing, the escapement dog 39 occupiesthe position-illustrated in 4', or out of alignmentwith' the latch ing pg 41, this being due to the fact that theqdog 39 is controlled'by an actuator-46 having a flexible connectionf47rwith' the escapement. dog 39; The actuator 46 is inj at the completio'rnor substantial completion,

' the form ef-an L-shaped slide the horizontal arm of which is provided witha pluralit ofslots 46- in which; screws 48 areseat and by which "screws the actuator 46 'hasmovement on the carriage 11. Thevertical'arm of the actuator 46 extends into the. path of ja'contact'finger 49' which is mounted on the writing headll),

The sliding movement of ='the' actuator 46- extends upwardlyv is of but limited extent, and as the writing head 10 moves toward the end of the line of writing the contact finger 49 moves away from-the vertical arm- 0 the actuator 46, thus permitting the spring 45 to swing the escapement dog 39 into alignment with the latching'dog 41 when the head 10 has moved a suflicient distance. On the reverse movement of the head 10 however, as when it 1 is moved tothat 'sid of the carriage 11 marking the beginning of a line of writing, the contact finger 49 again engages the vertical arm of the actuator 46, inducing movement therein to swing the escapement, dog 39 out of alignment with the latching dog 41. This permits thecarriage 1 1 to be moved backwardly and forwardly on the rails 12 without movement of the operating slide 35.

The practical effect of the construction just described is to reciprocate the feed plate 27 relatively to the card magazine when the escapement dog 39 is in alignment with the latching dog 41, and to permit the feed slide to remain at rest when such. alignment of said dogs does not occur. Therefore, only "when the writing head is in the position -which' marks the end of a line of writing,

rather than the beginning of such line, will engagement of the .dogs '39 and 41 arise.

This has practical value in that it is such position of the writing head which occurs after the operator has finished the stencilling of the card on the platen 13 and this card is ready to be ejected and replaced by a new card for printing and stencilling. At

such time the. carriage 11-is moved rearwardly so as to bring the forward member of the carriage into contact with the stop dog 16, as shown "in Fig. 1, whereupon the dog 39 engages the latching dog .41 to move the operating slide 35 rearwardly, project the plate 27 into contact with the lowermost card of the stack in the magazine, and move that card towards the frontof the machine or in the direction of the platen 13. The

writing head 10 is then shifted to the beginning of the line of writing,or to the left Qas the structure is viewed in Fig. 1', whereupon the contact finger 49 engages the ver-,

tical arm of the actuator 46, swinging the esca ment dog 39 out of alignment with the late ing. dog 41, and permitting the spring 36 to retract the feed plate 27 and also move. the" operating slide 35 forwardly or to the] normal position of. the latter. 7

With the position of the'wrlting head. 10

me 11 may be moved bac ardly and for wardly repeatedly for actuating the slide 35':

and the plate 27 ina series of movements for ejecting successive cards from'the magazine.

This operation of the parts is followed when a fresh stack of cards is placed in the magazine, or when there. is not a sufficient number of cards in the guide channels 26 for 11 is drawn forwardl the latching dog 41 will be depressed by t e escapement .dog39, the latter riding over the former, and as soon as the escapement dog has cleared the latching dog 41 this dog is again projected upwardly by the spring 44: for reengagement by the escapement dog 39 on the next rearward movement ofthe frame 11.

It is desirable that as the card to be printed and stencilled is introduced to the platen 13 the forward movement of the card should be checked so as to position the same on the platen at a proper point to be typed and stencilled. Mechanism is provided for this purpose designed to be actuated by the feed plate 27 in its forward movement for ejecting the lowermost card of the stack from the magazine. The mechanism in question i is most clearly illustrated in Figs 2, 8 and 9. It consists of a plunger rod 'the rear end of which is slidably mounted in the machine frame in theplanetof the feed plate 27. Theforward end of the rod 50 has a swivel connection with a bell-crank lever 51 the horizontal arm of which terminates in' a handle 52.- Thebell-crank lever 51 is piv-. otally mounted in a vertical slot 53 formed in a hanger block 54 arranged at the under face of the platen 13. The slot 53 opens rearwardly and receives the forward-end of the plunger rod 50 by means of which that end of the rod is slidably mounted and guided in the hanger block. A stop pin 55 is alsoarranged in the slot 53, its upper end projecting through an opening in the platen 13, the lower end of the pin having a head 56 against which a coil spring 57 rests. The opposite'end of the spring 57 abuts against the'upper end of the slot '53, so that the compressive action of-the spring is utilized to force the bell-crank lever 51 downwardly with a resultant rearward thrust of the plungerrod 50. Thispositions the rear end of the rod 50 for ready contact by the plate 27 and forward movement of the rod' as the plate 27 continues to move forwardl such contact has. been established. n this forward movement of the rod 50 the upperv end of the pin 55 is projected above the upper surface of the platen 13 and-into. the

path of the advancing card which is being pushed on to the platen. When the card contacts with the pm 55 the card comes to rest and ispositioned over the platen 13 for application of the typin and stencilling at .the appropriate oints t ereon. On the re- "traction ofthe plate 27 the spring 57 after This action of the s ring also pushes the pm 55 downwardly, an removes the :same from the forward path of movement of the card on the platen in the discharge'of the card from the platen.

It will be understoodthat in the space intervening the card on the platen 13 and the magazine a'plurality of cards willbe in transit from the magazine to the platen through the guide channels 26. To insure the proper. presentation of each card to the platen 13 a guiding bar 58 extends between the guide members 23, that edge of the bar 58 which is nearest to the magazine being rounded oflt' so as to permit the advancing edge of the card'to ride thereover and be deflected upwardly thereby in order to enter upon the platen 13. In the event that any of the cards are slightly distorted, or buckacts upon the same led, the guiding bar 58 to bring'the advancing edges thereof into proper alignment with the surface of the platen 13 for entry thereon.

In stencilling the fibrous sheet 22 of the card 21, it has been found desirable to moisten the same in advance of the cutting operation. This practice is usually followedin the stencilling of record cards of this sort.

To accomplish such moistening in the present machine is one of the objects of the invention, and in pursuance of that object.

it is necessary that the application of the moisture shall'be properly timed with respect to the movement of the cards from the magazine to the platen 13. In the present embodiment a moistenerpad '59 is employed. Thiscomprlses a supporting core 60, in the form of an elongated late, and an absorbent covering 61 there or. This covering is composed of some suitable material, preferably of a textile character, the

same being wra pedaround the core 60, and

absorbent covering Glimmersed inthe water of the bath, the pad itself is fed by capillary attraction, and becomes saturated to the required extent to apply moisture to the stencil sheet 22 of the lowermost cardof the stack. The pad 59 is of substa tially the same dimensions as that .of; 'stencilled sheet 22, so that the surface Lof, t-he latter comes into contact with the pad and its moistenin The pad a pair of ofthe latter being ivotally connected, as at 64; to suitable points at the rear of the machine frame. Tofeach of the arms 63 is is thereby insured. 59 and its core fifl are carried by supporting arms 63, the." rear ends 4 finger 67 which is arranged atthe lower side connected a spring 65, these springs being also anchored to the guide members 23 and exerting their force to elevate the moistening pad 59 and maintain the same in contact with the stencil sheetof the lowermost card in the ma azine. I,

Mounte on one of the arms 63 is a contact roller 66, which roller is engagedby a cam of the feed plate 27' so as to be movable therewith. As the feed plate 27 advances the cam finger 67 engages the roller 66, and

- thereby forces thearms 63 downwardly so as to lower the moistening pad 59 from contact with the stencil sheet of the lowermost card, and also to depress the pad sufficiently to be out of the path of movement of the plate 27 as it advances in thedischargc of the lowermost card from "the stack. -1t will thus be apparent that in the operation of the machine the period of contact-of the moistening, padwith the stencil sheet of each card is ,only of the duration of the presence of the card which is being acted on-at the platen 13. But this period is suflicient for the required moistening of the stencil sheet.

For the convenient supplying of water to the pan 62 and at the same time to permit the arms 63 readily to be depressed in the operation of the pad 59 to and from, the

stack of cards, the pan 62 is provided with a notched portion 68.. This receives one machine frame. of any suitable material, such as aproper fibrous I substance, rubber or the'like. A

of the arms 63 in the movement of the latter, and permits one end of. the pan 62 to extend beyond the--adjacent guidemember 23, so thatwater may :be readily introduced- 'to the pan without removing the 1 same from the machine frame.

' In the return of thefeed plate 27 by the contraction of the spring 36 to the-rearmost position of the plate, it is necessary to limit the rearward movement ofthe latter, and at the same time to cushion the plate .against'shock when the same is brought to.

rest-in reaching that limit. To this enda buffer block 69 is arranged at'the rear of the machine frame, the same being held in position by a clamping plate 70 mounted upon attaching screws 71'applied to the. The buffer block is formed fibrous substance, however, is preferred because of its reater durability.

tactedfby the rear edge of the plate 27, and

i in this position'therearward movement of.

the plate 27 is limited, as indicated.

From the foregoin descri tion the operation of the herein escrib j f ,feed mechanism is apparentand briefl'yf -described is as follows:

. Assuming none of the recordcards in the guide channels 26, and the magazine also to be free-of thecards, a stack" The buffer block 69 pro ects upwardly so as to be conof thelatter is placed in the magazine.

They gravitate to the lowermost point, and

the bottommost card rests upon, the guide members 23 and in the plane of the engaging'dog 29. The writing head 10 is now moved to the right of the structure as viewed in Fig. 1, so that the escapement' dog 39 becomes positioned for engagement with the latching dog 41. The frame 11 is now.

moved back and forth several times, the dogs 39 and 41 becoming engaged and disengaged in the manner previously described, and thereby actuating the feed plate 27 to feed cards from the magazi e into the guide channels 26 to the necess extent to position one of the cards on the platen 13. The

writing head 10 is now moved to the left of the structure shown in Fig. 1, which positions the head in proper relation to the card on the platen to permit the same to be typed and stencilled. 'After this has been coppleted,and while the writing head 10 remains in proper relation to engage the escapement dog 39 with the latchmg dog 41, the frame or carriage 11 is moved rearwardly, thereby moving the operating slide 35 rearwardly and pro'ecting the feed plate 27 forwardly. Vith t e tram of cards now.

forwardly by that plate.

- During the typing and stencilling of the. card on the platen, 13, the moistener pad 59 is in engagement with the lowermost.

card of the stack, thereby moistening the stencil sheet of that card, and on the, next advancing movement 'of the feed plate 27, the cam finger 67 acts on the roller 66 to depress the pad 59, and thereby. free thethe magazine. It is to be noted in this con nection that the application'of the moistener pad is to the stencil sheet of the ca d only. The pad contacts no other surface of the card, so that the card remains 'dry in lowermost card for moveinentv away from other res ect s. This is a decided advantage in that;t j1;re is no moistened surface to be typed with a consequent blurring of-the surface due to moisture.

I Concurrently with the advancing of the feedplate 27 to card-discharging position in relation -to the magazine, the forward edge of the plate 27 alsoengages the push rod 50 to advance the latter and,-through 'the medium of the bellcrank lever 51, 'project the stop pin 55 upwardly and into thev path of forward movement of the card which is being introduced to the platen 13.

'bined the output of the machine is greatly increased, and the energy of the operator obviously conserved. This'is due to the fact that in the feed of the cards from the magazine to the platen 13 there is utilized only those movements of the operator which must necessarily be made in the operation of the writing head 10 when typing and stencilling the cards, and the actuation of the feed mechanism is effected as an incident the operation of the t writing machine n the typing and stenci ling movements,

The preceding description contemplates record cards as the particular material used in connection with the improvements herein illustrated'and described. It will be understood, of course, that any material in the form of sheets may be employed, so that the feed mechanism constituting the present improvement is a plicable toany form of sheet material uti ized under circumstances such as has been outlined with respect to the I record cards.

I claim: 1. In mechanism of the class described, the combination with a Writin head, and a platen operatively related t ereto, of a in'a azine for the cards or sheets to be acted on the writing head, and means operable by tie writing head for feeding said cards or sheets from the magazine'to said platen, said feeding'means being responsive to the movements of the writing head when ositioning the latter with respect to the p aten to establish operative relation'between thewriting head and said feeding means, and means for interrupting the operative relation between the writing head and the feed- 'ing means when the writing head is moved in the direction of a line of writing.

2. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with a writing head, and a platen operatively-related thereto, of a magazine for the cards or sheets to be acted on by the writing head, means for feeding said cards or sheets from the magazine to said platen, means for intermittently applying moisture to the cards or sheets, and connections operable by the writing head in the relative movements of the latter with respect to the platen for utilizing such movements of. the. writing'head to effect operation of and com- 'of said moisture-applying means.

said feeding means and said moisture-applying means;

In a machine of the class described, the combinationfi'ith a writing head, and a platen. operatively related thereto, of a magazine for the cards or sheets to be acted on by the writing head, means for applying moisture to the cards or sheets at an inter: mediate point between the platen and the magazine, means for intermittently actuating said moisture+applying means, and connections'operable by the writing head in the relative movements of the latter with respect to the platen for utilizing such movements of the writing head to effect operation 4. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with a writing head, and a platen operatively related thereto, of a magazinefor the cards or sheets to be acted on by the writing head, means for applying moisture to the cards or sheets, means for moving said moisture applying means towards and away from the cards or sheets at predetermined times in the feed of the cards or sheets from the magazine to the laten, and connections operable by the writmg head in the relative movements of the latter with respect to the platen for utilizing such movements of the writing head to effect operation of saidmoisture-applying means.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a writing head, and a platen operatively related thereto, of a magazine for the cards or sheets to be acted on by the writing head, a moisture bath, means interposed between saidmoisture bath and the cards or sheets for applying moisture to the cards or sheets, means for moving the moisture-zip lying means into contact relation witht e successive cards 'or sheets as.

the latter pass from the magazine, and connections operable by the writing head in the relative movements of the latter with respect to the platen for utilizing such movements of the writing head to effect operation of said i'noisture-applying means.

6. In a machine of theclass described,

the combination with a writing head, and a platen operatively related thereto, of a magazine for tlie cards or sheets to be acted-0n by the writing head, a moisture bath-, a -movable pad located beneath the magazine and interposed bet-ween the;moisture bath and the cards or sheets, means for effecting rela tive operation between said movable pad and the cards or sheets to apply moisturgith the successive cards or sheets in, the: magazine, and connections operable the-writing head in the relative movements of-the latter with respect to the platen for utilizing such movements of operation of said movable pad. i

7. In a machine of the class descri the combination with a writing head 'ii-mi magazine for thecards or sheets to be acted a platen operatively related thereto, of a sheets from the magazine to said platen, and

means controlled by said feeding means for moistening the cards or sheets and operable in timed relation to the movement of the feeding means for feeding the cards or sheets.

8. In a machine ofthe class described, the combination with a writin head, and a platen operatively related. t ereto, of a on by the writing head, means actuated by the writing head for feeding the cards. or sheets from the magazine to said platen, means for moistening the cards or sheets while the feeding means are at rest, means for removing the moistening means from the cards or sheets when the feeding means 1 are operated to transfer the car'ds or sheets from the magaz'neto the nections operable cated beneath the magazine laten, and conby the writing head in the relative movements of the' latter with respectto the platen for utilizing such move-' ments of the writing head to effect operation of said card-feeding means and moistenin means.

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a writing head. and a platen operatively related thereto, of a magazine for the cards or sheets to be acted on by the writing head, means actuated by the writing head for feeding the cards or sheets from the magazine to said platen, means 10- the successive cards or sheets while the feeding means are at rest, operative connections and the moisturebetween the feeding means the latter from applying means for removing contact relation with the cards or sheets when the feeding means are-brought into operation, and connections operable by the Writing head in the relative movements of the latter with respect to the platen for utilizing'such movements of the writing head to effect operation of said/card-feeding means and said moisture-applying means.

10. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a writing head, and a platen operativelyrelated thereto, of a' magazine for the cards or sheets to be acted on on by the writing by the Writing head. means for feeding said cards or sheets from the magazine to said platen, and card-positioning means associated with the platen, and voperable by the feeding means to positionthe cards or sheets on the platenv when the feeding 'means are actuated.

, 11. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a writing head, and a platen operatively' related thereto, of a mag zine for the cards .or sheets to be acted head, means for feeding zine for the car for moistening voperative with respect to sai feed the cards'or sheets from .the magazine said cards or sheets from the magazine to said platen, card-positioning means associated with the platen, and means for actuating said card-positionin means in t med relation to the actuation of the card-feeding means to bring a card or sheet to rest on ing means for conditioning the latter for action on the cards or sheets in timed relation to the advance of the cards or sheets to the platen under the influence of said feeding means.

13. In a machine of the class described, the combinat'on with a writing head, and a platen operativel related thereto, of a magas or sheets to be acted on by the writing head, means for feeding sai cards or sheets from the magazine to said platen, an escapement between the writing ead and; the feeding means for operatively relating the writing head to said feeding means in one direction of movement of the writing head, and means whereby the operative relation of the writing head to the feeding means is broken in an opposite direction of movement of the writing head.

14. In a machine ofthe class described, the combination with a writing head, and a platen operativel related thereto, of a magazine for the car s or sheets to be acted on by the writing head, means for feeding said cards or-sheets from the magazine to said laten, an escapement between the writing l iead and the feeding means relating the writing head to said feeding means in one direction of movement of the writing head, means whereby the operative relation of the writing head to the feeding Y meansis broken in an opposite direction of movement of the writing head, and means for applying'moisture to the cards or sheets in their transit from the magazine to the platen. Y

' 15L Ina machine of the. class described,

the combination with a platen, of a writing head arranged over the same,a magazine for the cards or'sheets to be acted on by the writing head, a reciprocatin vmagazine to to the platen, moistening the cards orsheets while'th'ejlatter remain in the magazine,

feed device 1- 2-'j moisture-applying means for a and-means for removing the moistening-mealrs. from mois-,

ture-applying relation to the cards or sheets to permit discharge of the latter by said feed device.

16. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a platen, of a writing head arranged ofverthe same, a magazine for the cards or sheets to be acted on by the writing head, reciprocating moisture-applying means for moistening the cards or sheets while the latter remain in the magazine, a

reciprocating feed device 0 rative with res ect to said magazine to eed the cards or s eetsfrom 'the magazine to the platen, and

means associated with the feed device and actuated thereby for removing the moisten ing-means from 'molsture-applying relation to the cards or sheets. to permit discharge of the latter by said feed device from said ma azine.

' 1 In a machine of the class described, the combination with a platen, of a writing head arranged over the same, a magazine for the cards or sheets to be acted on by the writing head, a reciprocating feed device 0 erative with respect to said magazine to fee the cards or sheets from the magazine to the platen,- moisture;applying' means for moistening the cards or sheets while the latter remain in themagazine, means for removing the moistening-means from moistureperm t relations to the cards or sheets to applyin discharge of the latter by said feed device and connections operable by, the writand said moisture-app ing head in the relative movements of the latter with respect to the platen for utilizing such movements of the writing head to effectoperation of said reciprocating feed device ying means. 18; In amachine of the class described,

v I the combinationmith a platenf'of a writing head arranged over the same, a magazine.

for the cards orsheets to be acted on by the writing head, reciprocatin moisture-applying means'for moistening t e cards or sheets while the latter, remain in the magazine, .a reciprocating feed device operative with respect to said magazine tofeed the cards or sheets from the-"magazine to the platen means associated-with the feed device and actuated thereby. forremoving the moistening-means from -moisture-applying relation to the cards or sheets to permit discharge of the latter bysaid feed device from said magazine, and connections operable by the writing head in the relative movements of the latter with-. respect to the platen for utilizin such movements of the writing head to e ect operation of said reciprocating feed device and said moisture-applying means.

19. In a machine of-the class described, the combination with a platen, and a writing head arranged above the same and mounted for line and letter spacing movements relativelyto the platen, of a' magazine for the cards or sheets to be acted on by the writing head, means for feeding the cards or sheets from the magazine to said platen in the linespacingmovement of the) writing head, and

ments relatively to the'platen, of a magazine on byv for the cards or sheets to be acted the writing head, means for feeding the cards or sheets from the magazine to said platen in the line-spacing movement of the writing head, means for moistening the cards or sheets before the latter are presented to the platen, the moistening action of said means being controlled by said feeding means, and connections between the writing head and the feeding means controlled-by redetermined positions of the writing head in the letter-spacing movement thereof for controlling movement of said feeding means. 21. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with a writing head, and aplaten operatively related thereto, of a magazine for the cards or sheets to be acted on by the writing head, means located beneath the magazine for applying moisture to the cards or sheets, means for moving said moistare-applying means towards and away from the lowermost card or sheet in the magazine at predetermined times in the feed of the cards or sheets from the. magazine to the platen, and connections operable by the writ ing'head in the relative movements of) the latter with respect to the platen forutilizing such movements of the writing head to effect operation of said moisture-applyin means.

*In testimony whereof I have ereunto signed my name.

'NATHAN C. HEATON. 

